Grafton High School - Chatterbox Yearbook (Grafton, IA)

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Senior Prophecy As we look into the future, the year 1974 to be exact, we that the seniors of 1954 are having a reunion at the Grafton Park. The two seniors are present with their husbands and families. The first to arrive is the mayor of Grafton and his wife, Earl Backhaus and Mrs. Backhaus, the former Elizabeth Steiger. They have brought with them, their five energetic boys. It seems they are try- ing for a baseball team. The Backhaus' and their family live in the official mayor's house on Penn Avenue. As they drive up we see that their car, a '74 Cadillac, is literally plastered with signs and banners. They are all wearing big buttons. Let's get a good look at those buttons.. Oh, it seems that Earl is running for his tenth term as mayor and he has the whole family compaigning for him. Liz spends most of her time working for the various charities and going to meet- ings of her different cluts. What's left she spends shopping in the big cities and then she does a lot of entertaining for the prominent families in town, too. She stil'l plays a hot trumpet and though she hasn't time to practice, whenever she feels that she is in the need of a little fingering exercise she goes out and helps the hired man milk the cows. Everytime she goes on a shopping trip Earl knows that he must hove an extra closet built in the meantime so that she will have room for all the articles she brings along home. Yes, Liz is doing quite well in spite of the fact that her children are all beys, but that seems to suit Earl! Second and last to arrive is the former Clo Ann Miller, who ar- rives with her husband and son, Johnnie, Jr. Their daughter, Desdam- ona, is coming a little later. Clo Ann and family just made it on time and we see that she's still the same old Cleo and even fame and fortune hasn't changed her. They flew in from Mew York and Paris in their private plane. Of course you all recognize her as the creator of the famous Cleo Creations . She is still the main buyer for Sax Fifth Avenue but couldn't resist the temptation to try her hand at designing and as we all know it turned out rather well, she has one of her gowns on now. It is a bright pink satin with ermine trimming. Oh here is tm ir daughter just being driven in the south gate in her favorite car, fuchsia Cadillac. The family has been trying to con- vince her that she ought to have a Lincoln since her father's the main Ford and Lincoln dealer in New York. His specialty is red convert- ibles'. Their son is-nuite handsome with his flaming red hair and is engaged to a New York debutante. Desdamona, however, has more Iowa about her and because of her blond hair is often called Norie mean- ing Korwei 'en, as of course the son n the end of her last name in- dicates. She is now attending her mother's old alumnus, Iowa State College. I just heard Clo Ann invite Liz and her family to spend a month with them aboard their yacht, The Bluedevil Firat.e. She and her husband both wanted to name it after their old school, but neither would cede to the other so they compromised. It's rumored that Clo Ann is even going to create a special line of originals for Liz. The picnic must be over as we see the cars, streamers, fuchsia coloring and all are being driven onto the grounds by the chauffeurs. FROM A FRIEND! ! Just CALL On 85 CORNER GROCERY AVALON BALLROOM General Merchandise Manly, Iowa Dealers GRAFTON, IOWA Phone 1?

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Your TV Dealers and — cAdttiiiaL K U E H Alvin Kuehn BBUESEWIT Alfred Bruesewitz THE GARAGE with Start A Savings Or Checking Account NCW at The Friendly F B J S B N I. Phone 41 GRAFTON, ICWA